Trump Endorses DeSantis in Governor’s Race

With just one tweet, President Trump turned the Republican nomination for governor on its ear Friday morning.

Trump gave his full support to Congressman Ron DeSantis saying “He will be a Great Governor and has my full Endorsement!”

Congressman Ron DeSantis, a top student at Yale and Harvard Law School, is running for Governor of the Great State of Florida. Ron is strong on Borders, tough on Crime & big on Cutting Taxes – Loves our Military & our Vets. He will be a Great Governor & has my full Endorsement!

President Trump has a mixed record on endorsements. In Alabama, he backed Senator Luther Strange over Roy Moore in the U.S. Senate Republican Primary and lost. He then backed Moore in the general election, and the Democrat won. In South Carolina, his last minute tweet opposing Congressman Mark Sanford likely led to the loss in that recent primary.

What remains to be unseen is if President Trump plans to campaign for DeSantis before the Republican primary in nearly 9 weeks. His tweets carry weight, but a presidential visit could be a game changer in this race.